Hello fellow stampers, crafters, and friends! Today I'm going to share a card with you that popped into my head late at night while trying to sleep. Ha! I haven't done the ink smooshing technique in years, and decided to try it with the "Summer Splash" theme given for our team swap.
Let's go ahead and get started. Keep in mind, that if you watch my video, the directions here may be a bit different than in the video. That's OK! The order doesn't always have to be exact, depending on the project.
How to:
The dimensions for the card are listed below. Using those dimensions, cut and fold the papers needed. You will start with the white watercolor panel. (You can do this technique a few ways, but I'll only explain the way I did it here.) Using a piece of window sheet, put some ink from your in pad onto it. You can put the whole pad down, rub the edge of the pad across the window sheet, or pounce it around. Then, take your stampin' spritzer with water, and spray the ink splotches. Now, turn this ono the water color panel and press down. You can do this a few times, or just once. Use your heat tool to help dry it a bit, then do it again. You can do it again in the same color or in a different color. I like to try to get a bit of color and splotches in different areas, nd do it a few times between drying so that it looks a bit layered. Here, I used Coastal Cabana as my first color and Bermuda Bay as my second color. If you don't have a heat tool, you can just allow it to air dry between colors. It doesn't have to be perfectly dried and you can use a paper towel to soak up any extra ink that pools. Set this piece aside to continue to dry. The drier the better. I like to place mine under something heavy to help with any warping that may have occurred.
Next, stamp your images. I stamped my images from the Friends Are Like Seashells set. I used the the sand dollar in Sahara sand on Sahara sand, the star fish in calypso coral on basic white, and the small seashell in soft sea foam on basic white. I also stamped the small "filler" image over the small shell using 2nd generation stamping in soft sea foam. (Second generation stamping means to stamp off the first layer onto scrap, then stamp again onto your project. This gives a softer look.) Next, I used a blender pen to pick up a little bit of calypso coral and blended it into the starfish. I started by filling in three arms, then just blended out from there. This gives it some different shades. I also stamped a border around the card base using the stamp that looks like sand. I stamped in Sahara sand, using 2nd generation stamping. I didn't want it to be too dark, but wanted to give a bit of a textured look. Stamp all around the four edges of the card base. Then, stamp a sentiment from the same set on a piece of vellum in Bermuda Bay. I stamped the one that says "love you to the beach and back". Let this dry while you die cut the other stamped images using the matching dies, Seaside Seashells. Once they have been cut, you can add some Wink of Stella to give them some sparkly pizzazz! Now the sentiment should be dry enough to de cut. I used a stitched banner from the Tasteful Labels dies. (In the video, I said it was from a different die set- I was incorrect, sorry!)
Now it is time to put your card together! Adhere the watercolor panel to the Sahara Sand panel. I suggest using tear & tape if you have it. It is very strong and helps with any warping. I ran out, so I used a good amount of Stampin' Seal. Then, adhere this to the card base using stampin' dimensionals. Now, adhere the stamped images in the lower right. I adhered the sand dollar using multi purpose liquid glue, then added a stampin' dimensional to the starfish and seashell. Using my Stampin' Seal, I adhered the vellum sentiment to the upper left side. I only put adhesive near the top of the vellum piece. My finishing touches included a small bow made with white baker's twine and 3 rhinestones.
Your card is complete!
Dimensions:
* 8.5" x 5.5" thick basic white card stock, folded at 4.25"
* 4 7/8th " x 3 5/8th" Sahara Sand card stock
* 4.75" x 3.5" fluid 100 watercolor paper
* scraps of whisper white and Sahara Sand
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Feel free to check out the video linked above and comment below with a picture of your own creation! As always, I would appreciate any business and would love to be your demonstrator! Happy Stampin'!
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